2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

STARTING IN 2013 WE HAD VARIOUS SUDDEN POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTS; OCCURRING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 40 MPH, ONE FRIGHTENING EPISODE WAS WITH MY 10TH GRADE DAUGHTER WITH HER PERMIT, WHILE SHE WAS HAVING DRIVING LESSON WITH ME, WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE IN TRAFFIC; SHE DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN P/S WAS GONE. AFTER AT LEAST A DOZEN OCCURRENCES (RESTARTING DID RESOLVE THE ISSUES), IN EARLY 2015 I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR SOME ANSWERS, I SEPARATELY HAD THE CODES CHECKED AT AN AUTOZONE TYPE PLACE,THE ONLY CODE THAT CAME UP WAS AN EVAPORATIVE PURGE VALVE CODE; NOTHING ABOUT THE P/S FAULT.I DID NOT TELL FORD ABOUT THE CODES. FORD CALLED TO TELL ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPLACED FOR $1500. BUT THEY COULD NOT ID A MECHANICAL P/S FAULT, NOR PURGE VALVE CODE.ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH COMPUTER.NO FAILURE MODE WAS GIVEN.PAY $1500 FOR A REPAIR THAT YOU CANNOT IDENTIFY? THEY"RESET" THE COMP. THE PROBLEM NOT REPEATED UNTIL JUST 7/17/17 BUT RESTART NOW DOES NOT CLEAR IT OR LIFTING BATT LEADS.MY HUSBAND ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT WITH DIFFICULTY. THIS EVENT THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 25 MPH, MADE RIGHT TURN FROM STOP,THEN LOST P/S. OIL CHANGE WARNING LIGHT IS ON TOO. NEEDS OIL & INSPECTION BUT IN DRIVEWAY,MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION. FORD CLAIMS IN THE 2010 HANDBOOK THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE WHEN P/S IS LOST! DID FORD GET THAT CLEARED WITH STATE INSPECTORS WHEN THEY KNEW THEY HAD THIS PROBLEM. I AM IN MY MID-FIFTIES AND ACTIVE BUT HAVE A MUSCLE WEAKENING CONDITION. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE THE STRENGTH EITHER TO GET THIS CAR TO THE SIDE FOR SAFETY. IT BOGGLES MY MIND THAT THE 2010 MY HAS NOT BEEN PLACED ON RECALL BUT 2012 THROUGH 2014(?) HAVE. PLEASE TAKE EVERY ACTION TO PLACE THIS ITEM ON A RECALL PATH. THANK YOU.

AFTER THE CAR ACTIVATES ABS, WHEN ABS IS DISENGAGED THE BRAKES ARE "SOFT". WHEN DEPRESSED, THEY FEEL LIKE NORMAL RESISTANCE, THEN ARE SOFT AND FINALLY STOP THE CAR AFTER FULLY DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. I HIT A SMALL WASHBOARD BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, ABS KICKED IN AND IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. BRAKES THEN SOFT.

IN LOWER GEARS / BELOW 3500 RPM, I WILL OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DECELERATION, AND THEN AN ABRUPT ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE IT TO THE COMMANDED SPEED. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION, MOST OFTEN CITY STREETS, OCCASIONALLY WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THIS CREATES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS A DRIVER MAY NOT HAVE THE FULL, CONSISTENT ACCELERATION THAT HE EXPECTS TO HAVE. THIS ISSUE BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING "CHECK FUEL FILTER" CODES, DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED INNER GAS CAP GASKET, WHICH ALLOWS FOR CONTAMINATION TO OBSTRUCT THE EASY FILL SYSTEM'S INNER SEAL. I BELIEVE THIS MAY ALSO BE RELATED TO AN ISSUE WITH A THROTTLE BODY CONTROLLER, SIMILAR TO THE MANY FORD PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS WHOM HAVE SUBMITTED PRIOR COMPLAINTS. NOT SURE WHY THOSE THROTTLE BODY CONTROLLERS DIDN'T GET A RECALL, THE PROBLEM IS COMMON ENOUGH AND THE POTENTIAL DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TURNPIKE FORD DEALER WHERE THE NOZZLE WAS CLEANED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN AND STATED THAT CLEANING THE NOZZLE WAS THE ONLY REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TIRE SENSOR CAME ON SAYING THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE. AS SOON AS I PULLED IN I LOST THE POWER STEERING AND THE SENSOR CAME ON ABOUT THE POWER STEERING. I WAS STILL IN MOTION WHEN I LOST THE POWER STEERING.

TAKATA RECALL. IS FORD EVER GOING TO GET THE PARTS TO FIX THIS. THERE COULD BE A MASSIVE LAWSUIT SOME DAY SOON.

I AM FED UP WITH MY FUSION HAVING LOW PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING TO CARRY AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON ANY TIME AND YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO GET AIR INTO IT BEFORE OTHER ISSUES START. I HAVE SEEN WHERE OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE FINE AND THAT THERE IS JUST SOME CORROSION ON THE RIMS. THEY CLEAN IT UP AND REMOUNT THE TIRES AND IT MIGHT BE OK FOR 4-6 WEEKS. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE OR TYPE OF WEATHER. IT HAPPENS ON COUNTY ROADS, CITY ROADS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

POWER STEERING ASSIST RANDOMLY CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT WILL RESET. HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION INCLUDING REVERSE AND FORWARD. HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY AT LOW SPEED IN DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT AND CITY STREETS. FIRST OCCURRENCE 7/14/17. HAS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES SINCE.

DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY, WE GOT A MESSAGE SAYING TO SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. SHORTLY AFTER WE LOST POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. WE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR SEEMS TO STOP ACCELERATING OR STALL. THE RPM GOES UP, PUT IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, AND CUT MY CAR OFF FOR IT TO START DRIVING AGAIN AND REPEAT THAT PROCESS WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND ITS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE. WHEN I GOT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND TOPPED OF IT STOPPED HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEN IT STARTED MESSING UP AGAIN.